Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (Amd) CH601XL SLSA accident near Yuba City, CA
On November 4, 2006, an Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (Amd) CH601XL SLSA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yuba City, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 4, 2006
- Place
- Yuba City, CA
- Aircraft
- Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (Amd) CH601XL SLSA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.968°N, 121.627°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061115X01677
Official records · LAX07FA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 4, 2006, about 1139 Pacific standard time, an Aircraft Manufacturing & Development Co. (AMD), CH601XL SLSA, N158MD, experienced an in-flight breakup while cruising approximately 11 miles south-southeast of Yuba City, California. The special light sport airplane (S-LSA), referred to as a "Zodiac," was destroyed. The private pilot and passenger were killed. The pilot operated the airplane using the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) registered name "Zodiac LSA, Inc." Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 and originated from Lincoln, California, about 1129. The pilot's son reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that his father and he jointly operated the airplane. The son was listed as the president of Zodiac LSA, Inc., which was the name that the pilot and his son gave to their company. The family purchased the newly manufactured airplane directly from AMD in July 2006. Following their purchase and the son's introductory flight provided by AMD personnel, the son flew the airplane from AMD's factory in Georgia to his California home. The pilot's son also stated to the Safety Board investigator that in California he and his father flew the airplane together on several occasions. They became familiar with the airplane's operating characteristics, which according to the son were somewhat different than those of the other airplanes their family had owned or operated. The accident flight comm
Probable cause
In-flight structural failure of the horizontal stabilizer and wings for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
